Visions and faces of the tragic: the mimesis of tragedy and the folly of salvation in early Christian literature

Despite the pervasive early Christian repudiation of pagan theatrical art, especially prior to Constantine, this monograph demonstrates the increasing attention of late-ancient Christian authors to the genre of tragedy as a basis to explore the complexities of human finitude, suffering, and mortalit...

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Main Author: Blowers, Paul M. 1955- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York, NY Oxford University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Oxford early Christian studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Church / Literature / Tragedy
IxTheo Classification:KAA Church history
Further subjects:B Christian literature, Early
B Christian literature, Early History and criticism
B Tragedy Religious aspects
B Criticism, interpretation, etc
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